Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Oil Equipment Services & Distribution sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 4.79% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were RSA Insurance Group PLC (LONDON:RSA), which rose 0.75% or 3.700 points to trade at 495.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Ashtead Group PLC (LONDON:AHT) fell 1.01% or 9.00 points to end at 883.00 and WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (LONDON:MRW) was down 1.03% or 1.70 points to 163.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Glencore PLC (LONDON:GLEN), which fell 13.02% or 20.65 points to trade at 137.90 at the close. Anglo American PLC (LONDON:AAL) declined 9.91% or 72.60 points to end at 660.20 and BHP Billiton PLC (LONDON:BLT) was down 9.20% or 98.00 points to 967.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 2861 to 84 and 215 ended unchanged.
Shares in Glencore PLC (LONDON:GLEN) fell to all time lows; down 13.02% or 20.65 to 137.90. Shares in Ashtead Group PLC (LONDON:AHT) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.01% or 9.00 to 883.00. Shares in Anglo American PLC (LONDON:AAL) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.91% or 72.60 to 660.20. Shares in BHP Billiton PLC (LONDON:BLT) fell to 5-year lows; falling 9.20% or 98.00 to 967.50.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.01% or 0.10 to $1159.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.91% or 1.58 to hit $38.87 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 4.32% or 1.97 to trade at $43.49 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.35% to 1.5747, while EUR/GBP rose 1.42% to 0.7359.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.46% at 93.45.